Save Type Settlement Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛə.tən/(British English) /ˈɛː.tən/(British English) /ˈɛəɹ.tən/(American English) /ˈɛɹ.tən/(American English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History The name of a small village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire in England, also known as Airton-in-Craven. It is derived from a combination of Aire (referring to the river) and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town."